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City of Evanston release: The City of Evanston has been awarded a $10.06 million grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation, secured in partnership with the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning (CMAP), to support the Chicago Avenue Multimodal Corridor Improvements Project. The total project cost is estimated at $14 million, with this newly acquired grant…
By Bob Seidenberg The city’s budget will be bolstered for at least another year by one-time building permit fees from Northwestern University projects. These fees should allow the city to work with a lower-than-expected deficit. But even with that help, there are “a number of challenges that we foresee as part of the 2026 budget,”…
By Bob Seidenberg The Glenview franchisee bidding to bring Popeyes to the corner of Dempster Street and Dodge Avenue submitted a new application — returning to a fast food request — assuring the issue will face a public hearing. Karim Poonja, a resident of Glenview, had initially proposed operating Popeyes as a Type 2 —…
Mayor opposes split; Library Board president says going independent ‘not a foregone conclusion’ By Bob Seidenberg Evanston Public Library employees, members of AFSCME Local 1891, the city’s biggest union outside of fire and police, hit back hard Wednesday afternoon against the Library Board’s consideration of a plan to separate from the city. Mostly silent publicly…
Union argues ‘against any proposal that could result in cuts By Bob Seidenberg Evanston Public Library employees plan to rally in Fountain Square on Wednesday against a plan trustees are considering to separate from the city and make the library its own district. The employees, represented by AFSCME Council 31, and their supporters plan to…
By Bob Seidenberg Gabi Walker-Aguilar, owner of 4Suns Juice Bar, said at a protest rally Thursday that she and her partner Byron Glapion were looking forward to opening at 1826-30 Dempster St., and presenting a healthy alternative to the Popeyes chicken restaurant proposed for the vacant space. Their vision for the space “is to be called…
By Bob Seidenberg A coalition of residents and local businesses opposed to a Popeyes going into a vacant space at the corner of Dempster Street and Dodge Avenue is taking a different shape this week in the form of a new mural. The art — designed by artists El Paris and Kandi Jamieson — was…
Breaking news: Leonard Woodson, the city’s popular Special Olympics coordinator for 35 years, has accepted the city’s offer to retire from the job, maintaining false accusations from supervisors had undermined his relationships with the disabled community. Here is the statement released a short time ago by his attorney, Keith Ward. To Whom It May Concern,…
Center would purchase building, then lease it to two local businesses — 4 Suns and Whole Woman Fitness By Bob Seidenberg (rseiden914@gmail.com) The Heartwood Center has made an offer to purchase the property next door to its center, at 1826-30 Dempster St., where a Glenview resident wants to put a Popeyes franchise. Nancy Floy, the…
Members of the Evanston Public Library Board have been in talks off and on with the city for years about repairing a leaky roof at the main library, 1703 Orrington Ave. At a meeting last week, though, trustees joined Executive Director Yolande Wilburn, emphatically rejecting the city’s suggestion the library pledge its reserve balance fund to…
